moment. good morning, happy friday. welcome to wusa9 at 6:00 a.m. i'm mike hydeck. here's the lovely monika samtani and the ever handsome howard bernstein. it is going to be cold on inauguration and the weekend right? >> cold weather today with the breeze this morning. winds actually gusting over 30 miles an hour in spots and nice weekend. 30s on monday. 20s by tuesday. >> hello. >> we've seen there in a while. here's the day planner for you on this friday morning. we've got temperatures which will be dropping into the mid 30s over the next few hours. and a slow recovery thanks to the brisk north and northwesterly winds at 15 to 20 miles an hour. gusting even up to 30 early. by noon, 36. we top out 38. 39, 40. and back to 37 by 5:00 p.m. with less wind. winds will be down to 7 miles an hour maybe gusting 10 to 15 then. but this morning they've been gusting 20, 25, even 30. good-bye to the storm that spoke to bill in new lynn. got three quarters of an inch down there that's how close

some of the accumulating snows were but the air was so dry the moisture didn't have a chance to bother us all that much and that's a good thing. a few flurries and snow showers this morning coming out of pennsylvania. in frederick county and these have been drifting and even into prince george's county and anne arundel county a little bit but now it's a relatively quiet time. and i don't think these flurries and snow showers will be around for about a couple of hours. oakland down to 18. it's 34 in luray. 32 winchester with 36 and the patuxent river naval air station. a quick look at the winds gusting 33 now at winchester. 24 here in town and 30 in hagerstown. let's go over to monika samtani. all right. 6:00 a.m. friday. that means volume that means -- slowdowns. now everyone is heading out the door so if you were out the door at 5:00 hour you're fine. right now you're definitely going to see a bit of volume even though it's friday morning. on the outer loop of the beltway. for example, you got it cutting over the georgia avenue. no issues right now on 29 or i-

95 traveling southbound from baltimore. let's take a live look outside and show you what it looks like if you're planning to head here on the beltway near route 4. pennsylvania avenue. everything is looking good. and now a live look from our sky 9 which i believe is on the icc. lay hill road watch out for this accident. and a quick look in virginia. we'll head over to the northbound side of 95 and 395 here heading up to duke street. this still looks pretty good through landmark heading up to the 14th street bridge. and see if we can take a look at our traffic land camera as well. no issues to report on the inbound side of i-66 heading for the roosevelt bridge. i'll be back with more traffic in a few minutes. back to you. all right we're giving you survival tips because this is going to be a very busy weekend for the metro area. but a week of festivities kicks off tomorrow. >> and delia goncalves is live on capitol hill and i'm sure she's attending many of the inaugural balls. what will you be with wearing delia -- you be wearing delia? [ no audio ] >> no matter what it is.

we're having some audio problems with delia but didn't she look modellish right there? >> she can tell it without radio. >> already made up and just hear about the dress later on. wusa9 is though your home for all things inaugural. join me and mike when our coverage starts sunday morning at 11:30 with the official swearing in of president obama. then monday, is the big public celebration. we'll be with you at 4:00 in the morning and our coverage goes until 7:30 that night. >> then, our team will join you again from 11:00 to midnight to recap the day and you know what? depending on where you are, doesn't matter where you are, you can see it our coverage all day long. we're streaming it live on our wusa9 apps and you can catch it on the tv, your phone, your ipad. so tune in. >> and make sure you charged all of the devices. >> right. >> at the end of the hour today we'll have the answer to monika's inauguration question. so that you can win her giveaway. this morning, monika is asking which president was inaugurated on the warmest and then the coldest day four years later?

this should be easy. >> yeah this coldest one is the giveaway i think in that question. still a very dangerous very uncertain very fluid situation. that's the reaction from british prime minister david cameron. algerian troops raided this natural gas complex in the desert so free hostages taken by a group. but it's unclear how many hostages and militants were killed in the rescue mission. u.s. officials say some american hostages got away but up to 20 others including workers from the united kingdom and europe are unaccounted for. the terrorists stormed the complex in retaliation for french air strikes in nearby mali. new jersey's governor chris christie is criticizing the nra for their new attack ad that references the president's children. christie called their ad reprehensible and says the group has lost some of its cent. investigators in chicago will exhume the body of a recent lotly winner to figure out how he was poisoned just

days after winning the jackpot. he won $425,000 this summer. but he died right before he was about to collect it. toxicology tests revealed he was poisoned with cyanide. there are no suspects in the murder at this point. police are hoping an autopsy will produce more evidence in the case. well, winter storm is caused tens of thousands if not close to 100,000 people to be without power in the southwestern section of virginia. the snow quickly stuck to the roads and amherst, virginia. which is just north of lynchburg. people also reported thunder snow there. colorado governor john hicken looper made good on the football bet. he mailed a dozen lamb chops to maryland governor o'malley. >> it's famous for the broncos' loss to the baltimore ravens this past saturday in double overtime. some kind of game. the package includes 12 lamb chops from the triple m. par ranch. if the broncos won governor o'malley would have sent 12

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howard here with your wear first. we're looking at sunshine finally after a dreary week. it will be chilly and quite windy this morning. gusts could be 20, 25 miles an hour with highlighter winds this afternoon. highs in the mid 30s north and west to the low 40s in the warm spots. northbound 95 is a little heavy right now from lorton to the fairfax county parkway to newington. then here in springfield just bunching up a bit exiting for the beltway. no big deals though on to 395. inner loop of the beltway watch out for the disabled tractor- trailer near the wilson bridge. back with more traffic in a few minutes but first back to you

jess. thank you monika. do not spend all of your money on the fancy cleaners at whole foods or the fancy -- stores. because you can make them in your own home. heloise is back with your fabulous tips and -- we've got a dirty kitchen all set up here for you. >> when imcame in -- i came in -- forgive me. i have allergies. i just flew in texas last night. i went oh my gosh and they said we were going to clean it for you. jill said no, no, heloise is going to clean it. >> you can come by anytime. >> okay. all right first and foremost, please forgive me. you don't need to spend a lot of money on cleaners. grandmother did it. they didn't have all the fancy stuff. the basics really do work and the basics that you need are my beloved vinegar. i wish i invented vinegar frankly. i really do. rubbing alcohol. >> okay. >> ammonia. and just plain old dish soap.

okay you can make a good cleaner with a couple drops of dish soap. water, put it in the spray bottle and use that. if you really want to clean things like this is a -- this looks like real butcher block. and i have one of these at home. that is what i do. you don't have to buy the fancy stuff. i take a lemon and take either salt or baking soda. >> okay. >> now baking soda when it gets moist will not scratch. when it's dry, it might. >> it has a little bit of grit to. >> just a little bit of grit. and i do this on my butcher block with the lemon. and it will clean it and it will bleach it a little bit. if you have a little spot like this and you put some of the juice on there and let it sit. >> look at it bubbling up. >> see that's because that's -- lemon which is citric acid and baking soda. you can do this with the lemon

juice. baking soda. this is to keep the drains free flowing not just unclog. if you do this once a week you won't have a problem. >> do this once a week and pour it down. >> about half a cup. oh! >> look at that. >> cool. >> neato. much -- good science experiment. >> but that's what's going on in your drink. >> okay. >> so you let that sit for about 10 or 15 minutes and then turn on the hot water for about a minute because you want it to go all the way through the plumbing system. >> okay. >> and if you do this preventative, then you won't have to call a plumber. >> does it drive you crazy when you go to the big box stores and you see these organic cleaners for tens and 20s of dollars and you can do that at home. >> and vinegar is fabulous for -- i know if you have stainless steel over there. i hate it because i mean i love the oven itself. but stainless steel?

>> yeah it shows everything. >> it shows everything. so to clean stainless steel, windows, mirrors, again, you can use straight rubbing alcohol or vinegar. >> okay. okay. >> and the newspaper. oh my gosh is that the "washington post"? >> it is. >> i wonder if i'm in there today. >> it's a new way to recycle right? >> it is. now some people don't like this because they say it gets newsprint on their hands. but wash your hands. or wear rubber gloves. but what it does is it will really will shine both sides. the trick is, is when you're cleaning the windows on one side do this. >> okay. >> on the other side, go up and down. >> okay. >> then you can tell which side has a streak on it. >> okay. so we've got about 30 seconds left. do you have one more tip? and one more tip. >> baking soda. >> okay. >> baking soda and lemon actually can be a beauty product. >> really? >> you don't have to buy all the scrubs that they have. >> uh-huh. >> put some baking soda in your hand. i use my facial soap.

do it real mild. very gently rub the eye areas, for your elbows and heels is and grandmother did this. now they would sit with their elbow in it. >> yeah. >> but it actually -- these are things that you have this your house. they're -- in your house. they're safe to have and they're going to be cheap. >> for the home and garden show tonight and tomorrow at the dulles expo center. fantastic tips. back to you. >> we loved having her here. and they're cheap. we like that. 6:14. >> baking soda doesn't cost a lot. >> it's cheap and it's informative. howard's forecast is free. okay. thanks. weather-wise -- i thought you were calling me cheap. >> you're not cheap. >> no. would i say that about howard? >> you might. you might. >> no. >> let's talk about the cold that's coming in this morning. we've got a few flurries and snow showers in our northern and eastern suburbs. they are going to be gone and not amount to much. and a sunny day. yeah i haven't been saying that all week long. a sunny day finally and through

the weekend. but some arctic air we're watching for next week. nice looking south there. still quite dark, no sunrise coming up here for about another 70 minutes or so. by 11:00 we're going to dip a little bit first down into the mid 30s and start the recovery. 3:00 38 and 5:00 37 with a high of 39. the wind. 19 miles an hour then 12 by 1:00. then 7 by 5:00. the winds were quite gusty this morning behind the storm system which did drop a little bit of snow down in the northern neck. got a report of .75 from bill this morning in newland. parts of north carolina got the brunt of the storm. we're looking at the flurries and snow showers coming out of pennsylvania riding down 270 and as they get closer toward the metro area they do sort of fall apart. although scattered about here from hagerstown and back to hancock and maybe to walkersville trying to get in toward areas just north of mount airy. the north side of mount airy in

carol county. winds are gusting 31 in winchester now from the wind gusts. we're gusting to 24 with gusts even also to 24 at the pax river naval air station. when you think about the winds you think about temperatures in the low and mid- 30s in post spotsments we have the -- most spots. we have the windchills to deal with in the mid 20s this morning. here's a look at our michael & son weather camera. good visibility under partly cloudy skies and the winds northwest at 14 making the 38 feel more like 30 with the dew point down to 21 and numbers are going to be pretty low here over the next week. colder air to the great lakes and touching that today. we'll get a break over the weekend before the real cold arrive next week. the forecast 39 this afternoon. it's a blustery morning. less wind -- less wind this afternoon. tonight 25 to 30. now tomorrow looks nice. 50 degrees in the afternoon. 35 tomorrow night and by sunday 46 so a little bit colder.

monday inauguration day, mid 30s. and then much colder the arctic air around for tuesday and wednesday. highs in the 20s. lows in the teens in town and we could have some single digits in the outer suburbs here coming up by tuesday night. all right monika, we've been tracking the commute this morning. and the smiles there but as big as it was? it's not as big and that's because we have an overturned vehicle in fredericksburg. lawyer's road at courthouse road and of course expect to see the police activity there. other than that also an accident right here from our sky 9 on the eastbound side of the icc near lay hill road. there were two vehicles involved and two lanes blocked. police remain on the scene so actually you're not used to this. just scoot over to the right to get around the accident activity. let's go back over to our maps and now if you're planning to head around beltway. oops that's the wrong thing. the beltway things look great. no issues to report. and we're looking fine as well coming in on 66 and the toll road from sterling all the way to tysons corner. the beltway looks good as well. now i want to let know that all

week this week we have been doing a special inauguration metro giveaway package. and that's been including two commemorative smart trip day passes worth $15 and a whole bunch of fun stuff. just answer this question this morning. which president was inaugurated on the warmest and then the coldest day four years later? put the answer in the comments box on my facebook page. that's facebook.com/monikasamtanitv. and your correct answers will be chosen through a random drawing later this morning. back with more traffic in a few minutes. back to you. time for another look at the question of the morning. it's 6:18 -- >> charlie perry wrote on our facebook page -- >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have more of them and the correct answer in about 30 minutes. stay with us. ñ??

welcome back. just about 6:22. your weather first and we have a cold blustery morning. some of the winds are gusting 30 miles an hour. bundle up. but at least the sun will come out. an early flurry north of town. by lunchtime only in the mid 30s. this afternoon though upper 30s to about 40 and this evening going to be out. less wind but by 8:00 down to 34. you probably noticed our screen looks a bit different today. well, we made the changes in response to you. you told us you want a simple clean and clear look and we responded. first, we reduced all this clutter. all the information now is organized at the bottom of your screen. the big line, it's called the information bar. and it's designed to give you detailed investigation about the current story. -- information about the current story.

sometimes we'll add an extra detail about the story skit will appear -- and it will appear just above the information bar. then we have the lineup. it lists the next three stories in the newscast and it will move along throughout the show. it replaces that old rundown that used to be up there on the right side of your screen. the last line is the ticker. that features news, weather and other headlines. and color is a key part of the look. different types of stories, get different colors. just like those at "usa today," which is also owned by our parent company gannett. news stories are blue, weather is in yellow. sports is dark red. lifestyle is purple. tech is orange. money is green. and breaking news is bright red. travel and traffic is aqua. opinion is in gray. so we want you to tell us what do you think of the new look? log on to the wusa9 facebook page and join the conversation. i think it looks really sharp. >> it does, it's nice and clean. and as derek said uncluttered.

>> uh-huh. supereasy. okay hundreds of thousands of people are heading into the nice's capital of course for the inauguration. >> absolutely. things kick off this weekend. wusa9's delia goncalves is live from capitol hill on how to prepare for the cold and the crowds. right now. monika tellings you how to prepare for the -- tells you how to prepare for the morning rush hour. >> with some patience right now on the inbound side of i-66. it's on the shoulder but lots of heavy traffic there. also a fire on burke road south of burke lake road at the court. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in

well, good morning and welcome to wusa9. it is 6:28. a live look at the nation's capitol right there. it is january 18th. 2013. 38 degrees. >> exactly. thank you for starting your friday with us. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace this weekend. not too shabby. good morning howard. >> it is kind of blustery though. winds gusting 20, 25 miles an hour with temperatures in the 30s that pushes windchills down in the 20s and a straight flurry is out there this morning. but we're going to see sunshine today. haven't seen much of that this week. we will turn sunny and temperatures by 9:00 down to 36. back to stay in the 36 here through noon i should say. topping out 39 mid-afternoon

and by 5:00, 37. and one thing yolanthe the wind speeds starting at 19. -- you'll notice the wind speeds starting at 19. all the wind being driven by the storm which passed to the south leaving us with very little if any precip around here yesterday although we are looking at some of the flurries and snow showers riding down from pennsylvania through hagueers town and frederick and even montgomery county with a couple of sprinkles and temperatures this morning, just want to show you that before we go. they are definitely on the chilly side up north. down to 29 in hagerstown and still 39 in d.c.. back in a few minutes and talking about the weekend and i have some cold air on the seven day. let you know when that's going to arrive. here's monika with timesaver traffic. in burke fire activity. burke road at ticonderoga court. watch out for the activity there in burke. other than that, actually pretty light volumes with the compensation of 66 where an -- exception of 66 where an accident was moved to the

shoulder. you're going i would say about 37 miles an hour past that and then it's all green. all the way through fairfax vienna and the beltway. a lifelong now 395 near seminary road and as you can see, lanes are open. traffic is moving really well leaving the beltway right up to the 14th street bridge. back to the maps, this time to the other side of town. no problems on 270 and again light volumes 109 to 121 down to gaithersburg and bethesda. a live look outside. planning to head here on the beltway at georgia avenue. more traffic coming up in a few minutes. back to you guys. thanks monika. time now to see what the partners at "cbs this morning" are doing. >> i know they're getting ready for inauguration and we hope to see them in person when they come to washington next week. norah o'donnell is with us this morning. >> good morning mike and andrea. two years ago it was "60 minutes" that broke the story of lance armstrong's doping. now that armstrong has admitted cheating scott pelley will tell us with he thinks is missing from the confession. also jonathan bauders is a

former teammate who testified against armstrong. he'll be here in studio 57 for his reaction. plus, the secret planning that went into american airlines' expensive makeover. lots to talk about when we see you at 7:00. >> we'll be watching. thank you. the excitement is stirring. the 57th presidential inauguration and the crowds are expected. >> and your noses are running. already. four years ago there was a significant number of cold related emergencies and doctors want to keep them to a minimum this time around. delia goncalves is here to talk about that. she is live on capitol hill and it's a little chilly right now. good morning. >> reporter: the colder it gets the bigger my scarf gets. that's an i. case how cold it is so far but oh goodness going to be dressing the layers on monday. nothing as cold thankfully as it was four years ago but doctors are still saying listen. going to be cold. take care of yourself when you come down. because you're going to be here for a long period of time.

and that's the difference. it will be cold, but it will be cold for a long time. so the first tip that doctors are giving us dress in layers of course. and make sure that first layer closest to your skin is not cotton, rather a synthetic wicking material that will help retain the heat. and doctors also say you should remember to drink water. dehydration is not only an issue in the summer, it can also affect you in the cold temperature. doctors say avoid caffeine which only makes dehydration worse. >> we saw mostly cold and dehydration related episodes. and then especially during this event where there's the crowds are very big. and there's not adequate access to restrooms. >> reporter: well, not adequate access to restrooms? i've seen the port-a-potties and 12th and g., my husband works at 12th and g. and they are outside of metro center. so eight blocks away from the

mall. there are port-a-potties throughout the city. so you will have access to a restroom. but make sure you do have your sanitation wipes with you as well. i heard heloise was mentioning that as well. but take a look i found this great app. you can just look up inauguration and this is an app sponsored officially by the white house. and it tells -- it gives you a list of events and get this. you can even go on and click the maps if i can click it. there it is. and you see the little icon the little circle that's moving i don't know if you can see it. it gives you your exact location and it can tell you and you can pinpoint exactly where you want to find the -- a restroom, or emergency, or even where the parade route so going to be. so this -- is going to be. so this great app you know, everyone has an app nowadays and now, it seems like organizers here have learned their lesson from last inauguration's fiasco when people were stuck in tunnels and the like. they've created an app for

that. and hopefully folks will have an enjoyable time a little cold but a great time here on monday. >> it is 6:34. jessica doyle is back with another your money report. >> and toyota we're talking about them again. their troubles far from over. >> right, this -- this has been a saga that has been lasting for yores now about all of its problems with safety. and concerns of the like. toyota is saying that it has settled what is to be the first of wrongful death lawsuits. last month toyota agreed to a settlement worth more than $1 billion. and that's to resolve losses claiming economic losses. but hundreds more lawsuits over wrongful death still remain. this was the first case set to go to trial starting next month and it was expected to be a bellwether for the rest of the cases. wall street starts the morning at a five year high for

the s&p 500. here's why the markets are riding so high lately. investors have been going all in. pouring $800 billion into just if first nine days of the new year. the investors are also plowing a huge sum into international stocks this year. and it comes after yanking more than $150 billion from mutual funds last year. just because they're behind bars doesn't mean they aren't making out like bandits. according to a new government audit, prisoner tax fraud has ballooned in recent years. the report comes from the treasury inspector general for tax administration. it finds that in 2010 more than 91,000 inmates claimed more than $758 million in fraudulent refunds. that's more than double the year before. the i rest stopped most of the fraudulent refunds from actually getting into the hands of prisoners but $35 million still slipped through the cracks. and a number of fraudulent prisoner tax refunds continue to increase in 2011. and 2012. but the irs has yet to put a

number on these bogus refunds. it is amazing how this can happen. >> unbelievable. >> time to do a little bit more organizing apparently. >> don't send tax refund paperwork and forms to prisons. that might be a good way to stop that. >> if the address says -- >> you have to be clear. >> thanks jess. christopher kennedy lawford is here to talk about the new book about recovery. and the book signing he's having in our area tonight. >> there they are in our green room. former congressman patrick kennedy also here to [ ma aouer wenvedom tsee

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good morning, welcome back to wusa9. it is 6:40. howard is here with our friday forecast. and the sun will shine today but it won't do much to warm us up. >> no a chilly one will w highs in the up -- with highs in the upper 30 toss near 40. there are people that are happy it didn't know and people that are -- snow and people that are going on oh come on it didn't snow? we still have a lot of time and there's more cold coming. in fact next week, for those of you who don't like cold you may

need to fly out sunday. because this is going to be awfully cold around here. by tuesday and wednesday. i'm talking highs then could be in the 20s for highs. teens if not single digits for lows in the outer suburbs. here's a look the forecast for you today. a neat looking sky early this friday morning. well eventually get back after dropping off a few degrees. mid 40s north and west with 39 here in d.c.. sunny, blustery. look at this gusts to 25 and actually gusting to 30 early. sunrise is happening a few minutes. 7:24. setting this evening at 5:14. storm system missed us yesterday. it didn't get you want to new land with -- up to new land with three quarters of an inch. really southwestern virginia got the brunt of it areas to roanoke and charlottesville really saw the snow and sleet and problems. for us yes there are a few flurries and snow showers falling this morning through our north. from hagerstown to old town. just crossing just north of

martinsburg here crossing route 11 and 81. so we're seeing a few of these sprinkles here to myersville as well. the winds. that's going to be a real factor this morning. they're gusting 24 in town. but almost 30 now in winchester. 31 in leesburg. so lots of wind gusts which are taking our temperatures and making them feel that much colder. down in the low to mid-30s to the north. gaithersburg is 32 now along with winchester. still mid 30s from la plata. 's on the is 36 and same -- easton is 36 and same with the patuxent river naval air station. down to 19 in hagerstown and cumberland and it feels like 24. outside on our michael & son weather camera, nice looking morning. a couple of clouds out there. 38 feeling like 30 with a north northwesterly wind at 14 miles an hour. and the humidity only 51% as the air dries out. there goes our storm system behind it, some colder air coming in today with the few snow showers this morning. we'll get a break over the weekend. and then the cold really starts to pour in here next week. today, 39. blustery especially this

morning. lighter winds this afternoon. 25 to 30 tonight with light winds. tomorrow looks to be the best day of the next seven. with a high of 50. 35 saturday night. 40s on sunday. mid 40s on sunday. then it gets cold. inauguration day, 35. little chipper might bring us flurries or light snow monday night and then look at the cold air tuesday and wednesday. with some luck we're back to 42 by thursday. let's check now with monika samtani and see the luck in the morning commute. with a little luck get around this. 14th street near ogden street northwest. there's some police activity. use 13th or 16th streits to get around it. the inbound side of i-66 with an accident here near route 234. and it's now on the shoulder in manassas. but you got slow traffic because of it. once you're beyond it i think you're actually doing pretty good from route 50 to 123 and beyond. let's go back to the maps this time inside the beltway and all

the bridges, no issues to report. roosevelt memorial. 14th street bridge coming up on 395 and even the 11th street and sousa bridges look good in the southeast corridor. one more time and here's college park on the north side of town. i'll be pack in a few minutes with more traffic. back to you mike. substance abuse. it's a disease many people battle with every day. it's also a topic for many people it's very difficult to discuss it. christopher kennedy lawford a member of the kennedy family wrote a book called -- christopher lawford and his cousin former congressman patrick kennedy are here. for the people in the audience that don't know the stories you both had battles right? >> a very public driving while intoxicated here in washington from capitol hill. but i was able to get treatment because i was a member of congress and i was also honored when i came back to author the law that requires that every

health insurance company offer treatment. now we still don't have the final rule from the president's to what that will mean in terms of the -- content of that treatment. the scope of services. but the president did indicate that within the next couple of weeks he will issue the final rule on the mental health equity act and that's good news for everybody because that means that treatment won't just be the purview of people like myself. who had access to it. but everybody will have access to some and we'll see what that turns out to be. >> and chris you've had a bout with addiction too and is that one of the reasons why you decided to write the book is because -- >> i wrote the book because i want people to get the best information on the planet about the number one public health issue in this country and i want people who can't necessarily afford to go into treatment to be able to begin the process -- to assess where they are. and to begin the process and this book is for people who are all along the continuum. not just for addicts, this is for families and this is for people who may have an issue

with it. but don't really know. there's the best information. the top experts, this is the place to go if you have questions about the disease of addiction. >> some of the comments and this deals with several different addictions, not just alcohol or drug dependency. i had to chance to read the book this morning, it says some of the experfects say all of us are addicted at some level. just a -- >> how much harm there is in your life. if this stuff is working for you, god bless you. okay? but if you -- if it's not and there's harm in your life or you want to live a different way. i've been in recovery for 26 years, recovery is an amazing place to go. >> recovery from what? >> drugs and alcohol. so i don't do any drugs or alcohol addiction. what i found is most people in recovery develop. i usually call them the toxic compulsions. people have more than one of those. >> they're companion addictions. >> right and patrick are

talking about this to reduce stigma and shame because this is an issue that can be dealt with and treated and managed by folks if they want to but they've got to admit and talk about it and it's like any other disease. >> the continuum of addictions that you are talking about. sometimes if people are struggling with alcohol and they pick up gambling or smoking. one of the reasons they're not treated is that expense can be a part of it. >> it is expense and often times the treatment industry isn't really set up that way. we're in these little silos and people go well i know how to treat drug and alcohol addiction and i know how to treat this. this is all a brain disease and we know that. and now that with the work that he's done as you know, and jim ram stead and the others to pass these parity bill, these will be covered and people will get help. >> diabetes you work to prevent it. but with addiction, it's a physical illness where that's

the way we treat it. so it could be a lot cheaper if we did early assessment and prevention. ultimately with the health care i form, we're -- reform, we're going to start to institute a checkup from the neck up. right? you just don't test your blood pressure, you test your anxiety level and whether you're self- medicating. and thankfully it will be in the yores aid and people can use this -- years ahead and people can use this as a tool. >> where will you be? >> politics and pros tonight at 7:00 signing books. come down and see us. >> thank you so much guys. andrea question of the daytime. over to you. thank you mike. it is the question -- now this response came from rochellee d. ray, she said --

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welcome back. 6:53. your weather first. blustery the morning. a couple of flurries out there. we've got winds gusting to 30 miles an hour in spots. those winds will get lighter this afternoon. 35 at 11:00. we're going to get back to the upper 30s to around 40. and finally, this week we're going to see some sunshine. monika? we lick that. each day this week we've been giving away a special metro inauguration package including these two commemorative smart trip day passes worth $15 each and all of the goodies, what you've had to do is answer the question and today's question was which president was inaugurated on the warmest and then the coldest day four years

later? our 40th president. >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan. >> i've been here long enough i remember. he was at the -- >> you can't forget. the warmest in 1981 was 55 and then 85 was -- seven degrees. >> the parade has to be held in the old center and i was there you know covering the marching bands coming in. it was freezing. >> you know obama's first? >> temperature? it was pretty cold that day too. >> pretty cold 28 degrees and i believe the windchill was freezing as well. the average temperature -- temperature on january 21st is in the mid 30s. >> what's interesting is they moved it from march -- >> 43 degrees. the average watch the 43 degrees. -- temperature is 43 degree . >> they moved id from march to january. it is 6:54. >> one final check of weather can traffic when we come back. --

coming up on 6:58. sunshine today after an early flurry. windy this morning. 39 this afternoon. nice weekend and then look at the cold that's coming in next week. 20s tuesday and wednesday. and a look from our sky 9 showing us a two mile backup in the manassas on the inbound side of 66 here at 234. the accident is on the shoulder. jess? >> as for wall street we're looking a little higher this morning. >> "cbs this morning" is next with more on lance armstrong's confession. >> and howard and i will be back in just 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> get the updates on news, weather and traffic by visiting us at wusa9.com. >> we'll see you sunday morning at 11:30 for a special inauguration show. right now we leave you with some bright spots from this week. take care. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]

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